New Special Awards:Sydney Quilt Show 2017

The last blog post Choosing Your Category for the Sydney Quilt Show highlighted the introduction of new categories for amateurs and professionals: pieced quilts, appliqué quilts, combined pieced and appliqué and other techniques. These technique-based categories are complemented by four new prestigious awards:

• Retaining the Tradition: Best Traditional Quilt (Amateur): $500 sponsored by Australian Patchwork & Quilting
• Retaining the Tradition: Best Traditional Quilt (Professional): $500 sponsored by Australian Patchwork & Quilting
• Best Contemporary Quilt (Amateur): $500 voucher sponsored by Quiltsmith
• Best Contemporary Quilt (Professional): $500 voucher sponsored by The Patchwork Shop

Entrants in any of the 8 technique-based categories (categories 1-4 and 6-9) may nominate their quilt for only one of these special awards. In addition, these four award winning quilts will be considered for BERNINA Best of Show along with the first prize category winners.

Key Definitions

The Conditions of Entry set out the definitions for these special awards:

• Retaining the Tradition: Best Traditional Quilt: For quilts using traditional designs, patterns or sets. Quilts may be wholecloth, pieced and quilted, appliqué and quilted, or a combination of piecing, appliqué and quilting including crazy quilts. 

• Best Contemporary Quilt: Quilts that draw on the traditions of quilt making but present a new look derived from changes to, or departures from, established patterns and sets. Makers may use non-traditional fabrics, fabric printing and dyeing, embellishment and unusual construction methods.

Call for Entries: Closing Date 13 March 2017

Help QuiltNSW celebrate both traditional and contemporary quilts by nominating your quilt for one of these special awards when you submit your entry for the Sydney Quilt Show 2017.  Entries close on Monday 13 March 2017.